Season
four of Bones opens with Dr. Brennan and Agent
Booth in London where they come across their British counterparts after
an American tabloid star falls victim to murder and a member of the Royal
Family is suspected. This naturally requires a delicate personal touch,
who better than Brennan and Booth?

It's
a bit preposterous that Scotland Yard would need the FBI to help with
a couple of straight up murder investigations, but I was willing to go
along.

What
we get is a dry, run of the mill, solve-the-crime-at-the-end-of-the-show
procedure, hardly the best episode of the series run.

I
missed the end of season three but apparently my favorite character, Zack,
had some bad luck dealing with a serial killer and isn't along for the
ride. Diehard fans may be pleased with this two-parter, it's surprisingly
romantic and the ending to part one provides a jolt; but judging from
the first outing this fall, Bones could be losing steam. Entertaining
as far as it goes, easy on the eyes, pleasant enough to watch, just not
as sparkling as it used to be.